The Watch That Changed My Life: The Jean Daniel Nicolas Two-Minute Tourbillon By Daniel Roth – Reprise
The Two-Minute Tourbillon by Jean Daniel Nicolas is a watch that changed Ian Skellern’s life. Read how right here!
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Our Predictions In The Jewellery Category Of The 2019 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): Get Your Sunglasses Out!
/1 Comment/in Highlights, Jewelry, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Round Table, Bulgari, Chopard, Ladies watches/by Ian SkellernThe 2019 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève’s Jewellery category is for watches demonstrating exceptional mastery of the art of jewelry and gem-setting, “also distinguished by the choice of stones.” It’s difficult to judge these pieces by photos alone, but our panel does its best and ends up with a majority favorite.
The Watch That Changed My Life: The Jean Daniel Nicolas Two-Minute Tourbillon By Daniel Roth – Reprise
/4 Comments/in Highlights, Independents, Jean Daniel Nicolas/by Ian SkellernMany watches hold a special significance for their owners: some may be a powerful emotional reminder of an esteemed person, place or event, while others the long-searched-for keystone in a valued collection. There are watches that generate a smile just by thinking about them and a few have even changed lives. Ian Skellern shares the story of a watch that changed his life.
A Crash Course In Flieger (Pilot) And B-Uhren (Navigator) Watches Covering Both Historic And Modern Examples (A Pilot’s Watch Photofest!)
/2 Comments/in History, A. Lange & Söhne, Bell & Ross, IWC, Tutima/by Bhanu ChopraThe majority of today’s numerous flieger-style watches are inspired by the now-iconic German pilot’s and navigator’s watches of World War II, becoming a genre unto themselves. Bhanu Chopra flies high to take a deep dive into the long history of this popular style.
The Watch That Changed My Life: The Jean Daniel Nicolas Two-Minute Tourbillon By Daniel Roth – Reprise
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Independents, Jean Daniel Nicolas/by Ian SkellernMany watches hold a special significance for their owners. Some timekeepers may be a powerful emotional reminder of an esteemed person, place, or event. Others the long-searched-for keystone in a valued collection. There are watches that can change your mood and generate a smile just by thinking about them. There are even watches that have changed lives, and the Two-Minute Tourbillon by Jean Daniel Nicolas significantly changed Ian Skellern’s life. Read how right here.
Our Predictions In The Ladies Category Of The 2020 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): A Sprinkling Of Jewels, A Mismatched Date, And The Ever-Raging Debate On Quartz
/1 Comment/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Round Table, Ladies watches/by Elizabeth DoerrThe GPHG foundation describes the Ladies category for watches entered as “comprising only the following indications: hours, minutes, seconds, date, power reserve, and/or classic moon phase. These timepieces may be adorned with a maximum of eight carats’ worth of gemstones.” While our panelists aren’t quite unanimous, we do have a clear favorite as a winner here. Read on to find out why.
Salon Le Mesnil Blanc De Blancs: An Original ‘Unicorn’ Champagne
/2 Comments/in Highlights, Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken GargettShould champagne lovers from around the globe be asked to name the greatest wines and producers, there would be a unique name that I believe would be on every list: Champagne Salon is one of a kind because this house produces only a single wine, the vintage Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs. Including the first vintage from the 1905 harvest, Salon has released less than 40 wines over the course of its history.
Book Review: ‘The Watch Annual’ 2020, For Watch Lovers By Watch Lovers
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Book reviews/by Elizabeth Doerr‘The Watch Annual’ 2020 by Justin Hast and James Allen is a 172-page book featuring 72 watches from a large variety of price points and categories submitted by 40 contributors from 19 different countries. It is a book for watch lovers by watch lovers, coming from the so-called #watchfam. And it gives back. What’s not to like?
Our Predictions In The Ladies Category Of The 2021 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG): Almost Unanimous
/2 Comments/in Highlights, Events, Fairs & Exhibitions, Round Table, Ladies watches/by Elizabeth DoerrWelcome to the 2021 edition of Quill & Pad’s early Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève predictions in which the team picks favorites and explains why. Here we try to predict which watch will take the prize for the best ladies watch of 2021. While our panel isn’t quite unanimous, a clear favorite has emerged.
Charles Heidsieck: Champagne Charlie And Blanc Des Millénaires 2007
/0 Comments/in Highlights, Wining, Dining and Cigars/by Ken GargettKen Gargett is delighted to see the Champagne Charlie make such an impressive return, but he prefers Charles Heidsieck’s wonderful Blanc des Millénaires 2007 and here he explains why.